Major Problems in the Early Republic, 1787-1848

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Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the Major Problems in American History series introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This text serves as the primary anthology, even the textbook, for the course, covering the subject's entire chronological span. With nearly 50% new documents, the Second Edition places greater emphasis on diplomacy and foreign affairs, popular culture, religion, and the history of national and group identities. Documents in each chapter identify key issues and capture the passionate spirit and conviction of the historical actors. The essay selections highlight classic and current scholarship on the social and cultural history of the early republic.

Note: Each chapter concludes with "Further Reading."

Interpreting the Early Republic

Essays

The Market Revolution

Nationalism and American Identity in the Early Republic

Popular Political Culture in the Early Republic

Interests and Values: American Foreign Policy in the Early Republic

The Compromise of 1787 and the Federalist Ascendancy

Documents

Alexander Hamilton Addresses the Constitutional Convention, 1787

James Madison Defends the New Federal Constitution, 1788

Mercy Otis Warren Attacks the Constitution, 1788

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Confront the Need for a Bill of Rights, 1787, 1788: Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787